EXCLUSIVE: Man City have£12m Bellamy bid accepted as Kaka prepares for Eastlands talks

19 January 2009 03:26
West Ham have accepted a£12m bid from Manchester City for striker Craig Bellamy As City prepare to bring a delegation here on Tuesday to continue their negotiations over the£100m transfer of Brazilian star Kaka, manager Hughes will hope to complete the£15m signing of Hamburg midfielder Nigel de Jong. He also wants to bring in a central defender, with City inquiring about Inter Milan veteran Marco Materazzi as well as maintaining an interest in Chelsea’s Alex.   More... West Ham 3 Fulham 1: Goal king Cole seals win as Hammers go eighth We won't replace Kaka if he goes to Manchester City, insists AC Milan's Galliani Kaka could be Manchester City's Ronaldo, says Micah Richards Tottenham 1 Portsmouth 1: Defoe scores first goal on return to lift Spurs out of the drop zone Hughes hopes to meet Kaka and his father Bosco Leite this week, but he clearly has somework to do if the views expressed by the26-year-old Brazilian during his team’s recent training camp in Dubai are any guide. Kaka's representatives will hold talks with with Eastlands officials over his proposed world-record transfer In a previously unpublished interview conducted before Milan accepted City’s world-record offer, Kaka said: ‘City can be a big team in the future. And Robinho can help them, no doubt. 'I want to play at the highest level, in the biggest competitions and to win them. 'There is always talk about other clubs but I am happy with Milan. ‘Robinho could have played for another team, a big team like he did at Real Madrid, or Milan, but he trusts in the project of City. ‘Of course, I speak with Robinho. At the moment they are not going well but City have got a big project for the future. 'So that could be a good thing.’   More... West Ham 3 Fulham 1: Goal king Cole seals win as Hammers go eighth We won't replace Kaka if he goes to Manchester City, insists AC Milan's Galliani Kaka could be Manchester City's Ronaldo, says Micah Richards Tottenham 1 Portsmouth 1: Defoe scores first goal on return to lift Spurs out of the drop zone  

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